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ArticleNature communications2025

The limit of droplet rebound angle.

Zhipeng Zhao, Wei Li, Xiaotian Hu, Qiyu Deng, Yiyuan Zhang, Shaojun Jiang, Pengcheng Sun, Hengjia Zhu, Hegeng Li, Siyi Shi and 8 more

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Zhipeng ZhaoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1748-0074
Wei LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8286-9994
Xiaotian HuInstitute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)/Film Energy Chemistry for Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory (FEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. happyhu@ncu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-8800
Qiyu DengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0862-1779
Yiyuan ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shaojun JiangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Pengcheng SunDepartment of Mechanical Engineering/Centre of Nature-Inspired Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hengjia ZhuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7727-8241
Hegeng LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0522-747X
Siyi ShiInstitute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)/Film Energy Chemistry for Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory (FEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zhandong HuangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8729-5240
An LiKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)/Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)/University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-6812
Huizeng LiKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)/Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)/University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6689-6637
Meng SuKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)/Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)/University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-2590
Fengyu LiCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-6111
Steven WangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering/Centre of Nature-Inspired Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9192-349X
Yanlin SongKey Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)/Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)/University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. ylsong@iccas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-3917
Liqiu WangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. liqiu.wang@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-4211

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulating the motion state of droplets after impacting on solid surfaces is crucial in many fields including self-cleaning, energy harvesting, and microfluidics. The rebound angle of the droplet is a key factor in determining its motion state. However, up until now, the limit of droplet rebound angle remains unidentified. Here, we reveal a previously undiscovered droplet rebound behavior that the droplet rolls rapidly along the surface with a rebound angle close to 0 degrees, the limit of the droplet rebound angle. Such unexpected behavior originates from the droplet behaving like two mutually perpendicular springs enabled by continuous asymmetric adhesion provided by the heterogeneous modified nanostructure. This boundary-rolling behavior of droplets contributes to scientific and technical advances in various fields that involve droplet-impact, as illustrated through examples of enhanced cleaning efficiency (improved by 349%) and well-controlled droplet transport in tortuous passages which can hardly be achieved before without external fields coupling.

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PMCPMC12215476

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